Steel railroad-tie.



PATENTED P3326, 190vv W. H. SHRYOGK. STEEL RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION FILED 0011s, 1906.

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- WHNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. SHRYOCK, OF PIERCE CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO CALEB E. RICHARDSON AND ONE-THIRD TO CHARLIE SHRY- OCK, BOTH OF PIERCE CITY, MISSOURI.

STEEL RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SHRYOGK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pierce City, in the county of Lawrence and State of Missouri,'have invented a new and useful Steel Railroad-Tie, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railwayties, and has for its object to provide a comparatively simple and inexpensive device of this character designed to take place of the ordinary wooden ties usually employed for supporting the rails on the road-bed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie having a longitudinal channel or recess formed therein for the re ception of ballast, said channel also serving as a drain to discharge the water on the opposite sides of the road-bed.

A further object is to provide a novel form of fastening for locking the rails in position on the tie.

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability, and efficiency.

With these andother objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of metallic railwayties constructedin accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the rails in position thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings. r

The improved tie is preferably formed of steel, iron, or other suitable material and comprises a supporting-base 5, provided with spaced vertically-disposed flanges 6, defining a longitudinal channel or recess 7 for the reception of ballast, said channel also serving as a drain to discharge the water on opposite sides of the road-bed. The upper edges of the flanges at the opposite ends of the tie are cut away to form recesses defining inclined shoulders 8, adapted to bear against one edge of the base of the adjacent rail 10, thereby to prevent inward moveirent of the rails on the ties and in aintain said ties a uniform distance apart without the necessity of employing the usual gage-bar. Secured to the opposite ends of the tie are fastening-plates 11, each provided with a laterally-extending lug 12, having its face inclined at 13 to correspond to the inclination of the shoulder 8 and adapted to bear against the opposite side of the rail, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The fastening-plates 11 are detachably secured to the flanges 6 by means of bolts or si 1 ilar fastening devices 14, which pierce alined openings formed in the flanges 6 and fasteningplates, respectively, and engage suitable clamping-nuts 15.

The upper edges of the plates 11 are disposed in horizontal alinement with the cutaway portion of the flanges 6, while one end of each plate is preferably extended beneath the rail and beyond the inclined shoulder 8, thereby to form an additional support for the rail and reinforce and strengthen the flanges 6. The inner ends of the plates 11 are preferably curved or rounded, as indicated at 16, so as not to impede the flow of water through the longitudinal channel or recess 7, while the lugs 12 are disposed in the same longitudinal plane with the plates 11, whereby thelugs 12 are offset With respect to the shoulders 8, and thus serve to grip the rail and lock the same against accidental displacement. The flanges 6 are preferably cut away or recessed, as inclicated at 17, thereby to lighten the tie but, if desired, the upper edges of the flanges may be disposed parallel with the base-plate 5, so as to present a smooth uninterrupted surface 18 at the upper edges of the flanges, as indi cated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In operation the rails are positioned on the ties with the base of the rails bearing againstthe shoulders 8, after which the plates 11 are positioned against the inner faces of the flanges 6 and moved longitudinally of the tie until the inclined faces of the lugs 12 engage the adjacent inclined face of the rail, said plates being locked in position on the ties by means of the bolts or fastening devices 14.

In order to remove the rails, it is merely necessary to release the fastening devices, when the plates 11 may be adjusted longitudinally l of the tie, so as to permit the rails to be dis engaged from the inclined shoulders 8.

From the foregoing description it will be i seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive, and eiflcient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is v i 1. A railway-tie comprising a base provided with vertically-disposed flanges having their opposite ends cut away to form inclined shoulders adapted to bear against one side of the rail, and plates secured to the inner walls 1 of the flanges and provided with laterallyextending lugs having correspondingly-inclined faces adapted to engage the opposite l side of the rail, the inner ends of the plates being extended longitudinally of the tie and beneath the rail to form a bearing-surface for 1 the same.

2. A railway-tie comprising a base prol vided with vertically-disposed flanges havl ing their opposite ends cut away to form inl clined shoulders adapted to bear against the 1 adjacent side of the rail, there being recesses formed in the flanges between the inclined shoulders, plates engaging the interior walls of the flanges and provided with laterally-extending lugs having correspondingly-inclined faces for engagement with the op osite side of the rail, the inner ends of said p ates being extended beneath the rail thereby to form a bearing for the same, and fastening devices piercing the flanges and the adjacent plates for securing the latter in position on the tie.

8. A railway-tie comprising a metal base having its opposite longitudinal edges bent upwardly to form vertically-disposed flanges the upper edges of which are cut away at the opposite ends of the tie to form inclined shoulders adapted to bear against the adjacent side of the rail, plates bearing against the interior walls of the flanges at the cutaway portion thereof and provided with laterally-extending lugs having correspondingly-inclined faces adapted to bear against the opposite side of the rail, the inner ends of said plates being rounded and extended longitudinally of the tie beyond the inclined shoulders and beneath the rail thereby to form a bearing for the latter, bolts piercing the flanges and plates, and nuts engaging the threaded ends of the bolts.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. SHRYOCK.

WVitnesse-s W. T. LnooMPrE, C. E. RICHARDSON. 

